Videos of the Founder and Sensi
Nakamura Taizaburo
Obata Toshishiro
Mike Esmailzadeh
Shomen
The Shomen is a shine that is in the front of a Dojo. It symbolizes the linage of that Dojo, and recognizes the sacrifices people have made to that art alive. Here is a picture of Suigetsukan’s Shomen.
Taken on a Canon SX40.
Photo Essays
This photo essay shows some of the beginning level students at Suigetsukan Dojo in Oakland, CA.
Fei Chang, Francis DeCosta
Taken on a Canon SX40.
This photo essay shows the lineage of Toyama Ryu Battodo. Starting with images with the founder Nakamura Taizaburo, and his student Obata Toshishiro. After this are images of Mike Esmailzadeh the head of Suigetsukan, then Tim Smith and Nathaniel Nelson who some of the advanced students.
Nakamura Taizaburo
Taizaburo, Nakamura. Spirit of the Sword. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web.
Obata Toshishiro
Digital image. Sinkendo. N.p., Sept. 2005. Web.
<http://www.shinkendo.hu/>.
Mike Esmailzadeh, Tim Smith, Nathaniel Nelson
Taken on a Samsung Galaxy S3.
Tameshigiri
Tameshigiri is the target cutting forms in Tayama Ryu Battodo. Here is a video to show it in action,
Iaito Forms
Here are some Iaito Forms from Toyama Ryu.
Bokken
A Bokken is a training sword made of wood. You use a Bokken when training two person attacking and blocking exercises.
Swords
Here are some pictures of some swords.
Taken on a Canon SX40.
Helpful Links
Oakland Dojo Suigetsukan
http://suigetsukan.org/battodo
Southern California Dojo
http://www.shinkendo.com/index.html
Terms and descriptions of Toyama Ryu
History of Toyama Ryu
http://www.toyama-ryu.org/history.html
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